Swine Management Practices Media Type: DVD Duration: 40 minutes ISBN: 9781603331548 Description: Students and future swine producers will be provided beneficial information on the swine industry. Different swine operations, breeds, selection, nutrition, reproduction and swine management is discussed in the program. Facilities, vaccinations, ear notching and castration are also covered.
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Analysis of Text and Information
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Multimedia Pathway Unit: Animal Management & Evaluation
Goal: To learn basic information about the swine industry
1. The student will identify the many breeds of swine. 2. The student will learn the types of swine operations. 3. The student will gain a general knowledge of swine nutrition and health. 4. The student will gain an understanding of swine selection, breeding and
reproduction. 5. The student will learn the many tasks involved in swine management. 6. The student will become familiar with pork consumption and by-products.
1. Swine Management Practices Worksheet and Answer Key 2. Swine Management Practices Quizzes and Answer Keys 3. Swine Management Practices Vocabulary Handout 4. Ear Notching Worksheet and Answer Key 5. Swine Management Practices Crossword and Answer Key 6. Ear Notch Speed Game Teacher Instruction Sheet
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Class 1: Show the Swine Management Practices presentation. Students will complete the Swine Management Pract i ces W orksheet whi ch coincides with the presentation. Grade using the Answer Key. Pause between each section and allow students to complete the appropriate Swine Management P r a c t i c e s Q u i z z e s — t h e presentation prompts you when to complete each quiz. Grade using the Answer Keys. However, do not give students the Final Quiz, this will be completed in a later class period. If time does not permit you to view the entire presentation, you may continue viewing it during Class two.
Class 2: If needed, view the remaining
portion of the presentation. Review the material discussed in the presentation. Distribute the Swine Management Practices Vocabulary Handout. Explain ear notching to the students and distribute the Ear Notching Worksheet and grade using the Answer Key.
Class 3: Have students complete the Swine
Management Practices Crossword. Grade using the Answer Key. Using the Ear Notch Speed Game Teacher Instruction Sheet, complete Part one of the game.
Class 4: Have students complete the Final
Quiz of the Swine Management Practices Quizzes, then discuss the correct answers as a class using the Answer Keys. Using the Ear Notch Speed Game Teacher Instruction Sheet, complete Part two of the game.
• http://www.swinefile.com/ • http://www.thepigsite.com/ • http://www.acteonline.org/resource_center/
lpl/upload/Swine-Ear-Notching.doc
Ear Notch Speed Game Directions: Students will be divided into two teams. They will race to see who can correctly read the ear notch diagrams the fastest.
Multimedia Pathway Unit: Animal Management & Evaluation
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Swine Management Practices Vertical Integration a form of ownership or strategic management where more than one
section of an industry is combined under the same ownership Berkshire the breed is black in color with six white points, those being the legs,
snout and the switch of the tail Chester White the modern Chester White is solid white in color and has drooped ears Duroc the breed is solid red in color, has drooped ears and a dish to the face Hampshire the breed has erect ears and is black with at white belt behind the
shoulder Hereford the animals of this breed are red with white faces, feet and underline Landrace the breed is large framed with solid white large drooping ears carried
close to the face Poland China the breed is black with the six white points and drooped ears Spot the breed is black with white spots and drooped ears Tamworth the breed is red in color with erect ears Yorkshire the breed is solid white in color with erect ears Farrow-to-Finish vertically integrated production scheme where the offspring from bred
sows are cared for and fed by the owner until slaughter weight is reached
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Swine Management Practices Farrow-to-Nursery sows are farrowed out and the piglets are sold at weaning to a finishing operation Finishing Operation purchases weanling pigs and feeds them to slaughter weight, at which time they will be sold for slaughter Estrus the period of time in a sow’s cycle when she is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes Castration the removal of the testicles from a male animal
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Swine Management Practices Directions: Fill in the blanks. 1. _________________ _____________ is a form of ownership or strategic management where all or more than one section of an industry is combined under the same ownership. 2. _______________ are known for producing high quality meats and they are black in color with six white points. 3. ______________ ______________ have good maternal characteristics, are solid white in color and have drooped ears. 4. ____________ is a breed which is solid red in color and is an excellent meat type hog. 5. ________________ is a breed that is black and has a white belt behind the shoulder. 6. ______________ is a breed that is red with white faces, feet and underline. 7. _______________ is a breed which is extremely long bodied and is solid white in color. 8. _______________ ___________ is a breed that is black with six white points and drooped ears, and is known for their ability to easily and efficiently gain weight. 9. ____________ is a breed known for their rapid weight gain and have black and white spots with drooped ears. 10. ______________________, known for their bacon production, are red in color and have erect ears. 11. __________________________, known as the mother breed, is solid white in color and have erect ears. 12. A _________________-____-_____________ operation is a vertically in tegrated production scheme where the offspring from bred sows are cared for and fed by the owner until they reach slaughter weight.
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13. A _________________-____-_____________operation is a system where sows are farrowed out and the piglets are sold at weaning. 14. A ______________________ operation is a system where weanling pigs are purchased and are fed to slaughter weight, then sold for slaughter. 15. An operation which produces purebred breeding stock for purebred and commercial operations is known as a ____________________ operation. 16. The ____________________ _______________ is designed for pregnant females, which are penned alone. 17. Swine are ________________________________, meaning they have a digestive system containing one true stomach. 18. _______________ is the first limiting nutrient, and animal will not thrive or survive long without it. 19. __________________ ___________________ and growth rate, or ______________________ are the two main factors in selecting breeding hogs. 20. All selection and breeding programs should be _____________- _____________ depending upon market demand. 21. Sows can only be bred during _____________, the period of time in a sow’s cycle when she is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes and the vulva is swollen and red. 22. The gestation length of swine is ___ months, ___ weeks and ____ days or ______ days. 23. ___________________ is the mother’s first milk and contains the antibodies necessary for the piglet’s health. 24.______ ___________ is the universal swine identification system. 25. ________________________ is the removal of the testicles from a male animal.
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26.The primary market of the swine industry is ______________________ _______________________. 27.The possible US Grades for pork are ________________________ and _________________. 28. Two by-products of pork are: pork ___________ and pork __________.
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Ear Notching Directions: Using the information below, determine the correct litter and pig number. A. When referring to right and left on a pig, we do so from the pig's
perspective. 1. Therefore the pig's right and left are the same as yours if you
are standing in back of the pig. B. The pig's right ear is called the litter ear. It is similar to a last name. 1. When a sow has a litter, all pigs in the litter receive identical
notches on the right ear. (Just like children in the same family have a common last name.)
C. The left ear in pigs is like the first name for humans, every pig in the
litter gets his own unique notch in the left ear. 1. Instead of names though, pigs are identified by numbers. (The
number scheme is illustrated below.) D. The relative quadrants of the ear: the one, three, nine, 27 quadrants,
and an 81 may be notched at the very tip of the ear. E. Two notches are allowed in each quadrant. 1. All numbers in the right ear are added to make the litter number. 2. All the numbers in the left ear are added to identify the individual
pig within that litter. 3. With this system every number from one through 161 can be
created on each ear. F. A pig can have a minimum of one notch on each ear, and a maximum
of nine notches on an ear. G. If the right ear is 1+1+3+3+9+9+27+27+8, that equals 161. 1. Therefore this pig came from litter number 161 on your farm. 2. If the left ear adds up to one, this was the first pig notched in
that litter. H. The pig's name would be 161-1. When saying a pig's notch we state
the litter number followed by the individual number. Also, always pronounce "dash" between the two numbers.
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Liter # ______ Pig # ______
Liter # ______ Pig # ______
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Liter # ______ Pig # ______
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz I Directions: Answer the following questions. ___ 1. The majority of swine breeds are believed to be descendants of the a. Berkshire b. Yorkshire c. Eurasian wild boar d. All of the above ___ 2. Which breed is solid white in color and has drooped ears? a. Berkshire b. Chester White c. Duroc d. Hampshire ___ 3. Which breed is extremely long bodied and known for their maternal instincts? a. Landrace b. Chester White c. Yorkshire d. Berkshire ___ 4. Which breed has is black with a black belt behind its shoulders? a. Duroc b. Spot c. Hampshire d. Hereford ___ 5. Which breed is red in color and known for their bacon production? a. Duroc b. Poland China c. Spot d. Tamworth
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz II Directions: Answer the following questions. ___ 1. Which type of operation farrows out and then sells the piglets at weaning? a. farrow-to-finish b. farrow-to-nursery c. seedstock d. show pigs ___ 2. Which type of operation produces purebed breeding stock for purebred and commercial operations? a. farrow-to-finish b. farrow-to-nursery c. seedstock d. show pigs ___ 3. Which type of barn is used for just weaned pigs? a. gestation house b. farrowing house c. finishing barn d. nursery ___ 4. Pigs are _________________, meaning they have one true stomach. a. nonruminants b. ruminants c. bigastric d. trigastric ___ 5. Typically a young animal requires a higher level of protein in the diet than does an adult. a. true b. false
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz III Directions: Answer the following questions. ___ 1. The underline is important only in females as they should have a minimum of six evenly spaced nipples. a. true b. false ___ 2. What is the period of time in a sow’s cycle when she is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes and the vulva is swollen and red? a. gestation b. farrowing c. colostrum d. estrus ___ 3. What is the gestation length of swine? a. 114 days b. 214 days c. 104 days d. 204 days ___ 4. What is known as the mother’s first milk and contains antibodies necessary for the piglets’ health? a. gestation b. farrowing c. colostrum d. estrus ___ 5.What management practices should be performed on the liter within the first two weeks of age? A. clipping needle teeth B. tails trimmed C. ears notched D. all of the above
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz IV Directions: Answer the following questions. ___ 1. Worldwide, more pork is eaten than any other meat. a. true b. false ___ 2. What are the USDA grades for pork? a. one, two, three, four b. A, B, C, D c. prime, choice, grade, standard d. acceptable, utility ___ 3. What is a by-product of pork? a. pork fat b. pork skins c. insulin d. all of the above ___ 4. What is NOT wholesale cut of a pork carcass? a. brisket b. ham c. loin d. shoulder ___ 5. USDA quality grades are voluntary. a. true b. false
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Swine Management Practices - Final Directions: Answer the following questions. ___ 1. _____________ is a form of ownership or strategic management
where all or more than one section of an industry is combined under the same ownership.
a. Seedstock operation b. Vertical integration c. Farrow-to-finish d. Farrow-to-nursery ___ 2. Which breed is red with white faces, feet and underline? a. Hampshire b. Duroc c. Hereford d. Tamworth ___ 3. What is the first limiting nutrient of all animals? a. water b. protein c. minerals d. vitamins ___ 4. What is a main factor in selecting breeding hogs? a. muscling b. frame size c. structural Correctness d. maternal traits ___ 5. __________________ is the period of time in a sow’s cycle when she
is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes and the vulva is swollen and red.
a. Gestation b. Farrowing c. Castration d. Estrus ___ 6. The gestation length of swine is three weeks and three days. a. true b. false
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Swine Management Practices - Final ___ 7. _____________ is the mother’s first milk and contains the antibodies necessary for the piglets’ health. a. Gestation b. Castration c. Farrowing d. Colostrum ___ 8. ______________ is the universal swine identification system. a. Ear notching b. Ear tagging c. Tail trimming d. Castration ___ 9. ______________ is the removal of the testicles from a male animal. a. Ear notching b. Ear tagging c. Tail trimming d. Castration ___ 10. The USDA pork grades are one, two, three, four and utility. a. true b. false
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Ear Notch Speed Game Directions: Part one: Have students divide into two groups. Attach two sets of the included pig diagrams to the board. Have one student from each group come to the board and race to see who can read the ear notch the fastest with a time limit of three minutes. Give the fastest student one point for their team. Then, have the next two students come to the board and so forth. Using the stop watch, time the entire process for each team and announce the winning team. Part two: Repeat the entire process with students remaining in the same teams. Compare the time difference between parts one and two.
1. Copies of handout 2. Two sets of the pig diagrams 3. Tape 4. Chalk or markers 5. Stop watch
1. Tape the two sets of the pig diagrams to the board
2. Ensure you have enough chalk or makers
3. Ensure the stop watch works
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Liter # 41 Pig # 3
Liter # 41 Pig # 10
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Liter # 46 Pig # 6
Liter # 89 Pig # 6
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Liter # 36 Pig # 12
Liter # 19 Pig # 10
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Liter # 10 Pig # 10
Liter # 116 Pig # 13
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Liter # 54 Pig # 12
Liter # 33 Pig # 11
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Liter # 7 Pig # 7
Liter # 82 Pig # 1
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Liter # 20 Pig # 6
Liter # 108 Pig # 9
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Liter # 26 Pig # 12
Liter # 110 Pig # 15
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Liter # 116 Pig # 11
Liter # 29 Pig # 15
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Liter # 116 Pig # 2
Liter # 28 Pig # 15
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Swine Management Practices Directions: Fill in the blanks. 1. Vertical integration is a form of ownership or strategic management
where all or more than one section of an industry is combined under the same ownership.
2. Berkshires are known for producing high quality meats and they are black
in color with six white points. 3. Chester whites have good maternal characteristics, are solid white in
color and have drooped ears. 4. Duroc is a breed which is solid red in color and is an excellent meat type
hog. 5. Hampshire is a breed that is black and has a white belt behind the
shoulder. 6. Hereford is a breed that is red with white faces, feet and underline. 7. Landrace is a breed which is extremely long bodied and is solid white in
color. 8. Poland China is a breed that is black with six white points and drooped
ears, and is known for their ability to easily and efficiently gain weight. 9. Spot is a breed known for their rapid weight gain and have black and
white spots with drooped ears. 10. Tamworth, known for their bacon production, are red in color and have
erect ears. 11. Yorkshire, known as the mother breed, is solid white in color and have
erect ears. 12. A farrow-to-finish operation is a vertically integrated production scheme where the offspring from bred sows are cared for and fed by the owner until
they reach slaughter weight.
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Swine Management Practices 13. A farrow-to-nursery operation is a system where sows are farrowed out and the piglets are sold at weaning. 14. A finishing operation is a system where weanling pigs are purchased and
are fed to slaughter weight, then sold for slaughter. 15. An operation which produces purebred breeding stock for purebred and
commercial operations is known as a seedstock operation. 16. The gestation house is designed for pregnant females, which are penned
alone. 17. Swine are nonruminants, meaning they have a digestive system
containing one true stomach. 18. Water is the first limiting nutrient, and animal will not thrive or survive long
without it. 19. Structural correctness and growth rate, or performance are the two main factors in selecting breeding hogs. 20. All selection and breeding programs should be goal-based depending
upon market demand. 21. Sows can only be bred during estrus, the period of time in a sow’s cycle
when she is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes and the vulva is swollen and red.
22. The gestation length of swine is three months, three weeks and three
days or 114 days. 23. Colostrum is the mother’s first milk and contains the antibodies necessary
for the piglet’s health. 24. Ear notching is the universal swine identification system. 25. Castration is the removal of the testicles from a male animal. 26. The primary market of the swine industry is human consumption.
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27. The possible US Grades for pork are acceptable and utility. 28. Two by-products of pork are: pork fats and pork skins.
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Ear Notching Directions: Using the information below, determine the correct litter and pig number.
A. When referring to right and left on a pig, we do so from the pig's perspective.
1. Therefore the pig's right and left are the same as yours if you are standing in back of the pig.
B. The pig's right ear is called the litter ear. It is similar to a last name. 1. When a sow has a litter, all pigs in the litter receive identical
notches on the right ear. (Just like children in the same family have a common last name.)
C. The left ear in pigs is like the first name for humans, every pig in the
litter gets his own unique notch in the left ear. 1. Instead of names though, pigs are identified by numbers. (The
number scheme is illustrated below.) D. The relative quadrants of the ear: the one, three, nine, 27 quadrants,
and an 81 may be notched at the very tip of the ear. E. Two notches are allowed in each quadrant. 1. All numbers in the right ear are added to make the litter number. 2. All the numbers in the left ear are added to identify the individual
pig within that litter. 3. With this system every number from one through 161 can be
created on each ear. F. A pig can have a minimum of one notch on each ear, and a maximum
of nine notches on an ear. G. If the right ear is 1+1+3+3+9+9+27+27+8, that equals 161. 1. Therefore this pig came from litter number 161 on your farm. 2. If the left ear adds up to one, this was the first pig notched in
that litter. H. The pig's name would be 161-1. When saying a pig's notch we state
the litter number followed by the individual number. Also, always pronounce "dash" between the two numbers.
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Liter # 41 Pig # 3
Liter # 41 Pig # 10
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Liter # 54 Pig # 12
Liter # 33 Pig # 11
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz I Directions: Answer the following questions. c 1. The majority of swine breeds are believed to be descendants of the a. Berkshire b. Yorkshire c. Eurasian wild boar c. All of the above b 2. Which breed is solid white in color and has drooped ears? a. Berkshire b. Chester White c. Duroc d. Hampshire a 3. Which breed is extremely long bodied and known for their maternal instincts? a. Landrace b. Chester White c. Yorkshire d. Berkshire c 4. Which breed has is black with a black belt behind its shoulders? a. Duroc b. Spot c. Hampshire d. Hereford d 5. Which breed is red in color and known for their bacon production? a. Duroc b. Poland China c. Spot d. Tamworth
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz II Directions: Answer the following questions. b 1. Which type of operation farrows out and then sells the piglets at weaning? a. farrow-to-finish b. farrow-to-nursery c. seedstock d. show pigs c 2. Which type of operation produces purebed breeding stock for purebred and commercial operations? a. farrow-to-finish b. farrow-to-nursery c. seedstock d. show pigs d 3. Which type of barn is used for just weaned pigs? a. gestation house b. farrowing house c. finishing barn d. nursery a 4. Pigs are _________________, meaning they have one true stomach. a. nonruminants b. ruminants c. bigastric d. trigastric a 5. Typically a young animal requires a higher level of protein in the diet than does an adult. a. true b. false
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz III Directions: Answer the following questions. b 1. The underline is important only in females as they should have a minimum of six evenly spaced nipples. a. true b. false d 2. What is the period of time in a sow’s cycle when she is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes and the vulva is swollen and red? a. gestation b. farrowing c. colostrum d. estrus a 3. What is the gestation length of swine? a. 114 days b. 214 days c. 104 days d. 204 days c 4. What is known as the mother’s first milk and contains antibodies necessary for the piglets’ health? a. gestation b. farrowing c. colostrum d. estrus d 5.What management practices should be performed on the liter within the first two weeks of age? a. clipping needle teeth b. tails trimmed c. ears notched d. all of the above
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz IV Directions: Answer the following questions. b 1. Worldwide, more pork is eaten than any other meat. a. true b. false d 2. What are the USDA grades for pork? a. One, two, three, four b. A, B, C, D c. prime, choice, grade, standard d. acceptable, utility d 3. What is a by-product of pork? a. pork fat b. pork skins c. insulin d. all of the above a 4. What is NOT wholesale cut of a pork carcass? a. brisket b. ham c. loin d. shoulder a 5. USDA quality grades are voluntary. a. true b. false
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Swine Management Practices - Final Directions: Answer the following questions. b 1. _____________ is a form of ownership or strategic management
where all or more than one section of an industry is combined under the same ownership.
a. Seedstock operation b. Vertical integration c. Farrow-to-finish d. Farrow-to-nursery c 2. Which breed is red with white faces, feet and underline? a. Hampshire b. Duroc c. Hereford d. Tamworth a 3. What is the first limiting nutrient of all animals? a. water b. protein c. minerals d. vitamins c 4. What is a main factor in selecting breeding hogs? a. muscling b. frame size c. structural Correctness d. maternal traits b 5. __________________ is the period of time in a sow’s cycle when she
is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes and the vulva is swollen and red.
a. Gestation b. Farrowing c. Castration d. Estrus b 6. The gestation length of swine is three weeks and three days. a. true b. false
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Swine Management Practices - Quiz I d 7. _____________ is the mother’s first milk and contains the antibodies necessary for the piglets’ health. a. Gestation b. Castration c. Farrowing d. Colostrum a 8. ______________ is the universal swine identification system. a. Ear notching b. Ear tagging c. Tail trimming d. Castration d 9. ______________ is the removal of the testicles from a male animal. a. Ear notching b. Ear tagging c. Tail trimming d. Castration b 10. The USDA pork grades are one, two, three, four and utility. a. true b. false